Politically motivated reinforcement seeking: Reframing the selective exposure debate

Journal of Communication

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 676-699

  Garrett, Kelly R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; ELECTION; INFORMATION SYSTEM; TELEPHONE NETWORK;

EID: 71849114001     PISSN: 00219916     EISSN: 14602466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2009.01452.x     Document Type: Article

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